JERUSALEM — The U.N. cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, a decision that outraged Israeli officials who say the move negated the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient shrine. The move was the latest chapter in Israel’s contentious...

Israel will seek to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the occupied territories at any cost, says Mark Glenn, an American author and political analyst. “Israel considers any Palestinian state within that territory, which she considers to be her land by virtue of divine right, considers that to be...